File name:

Journal.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/168597eb-8e25-48ee-9275-894fdb00a4b6
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Quasar is a very popular RAT in the world thanks to its code being available in open-source. This malware can be used to control the victim’s computer remotely.

Analysis date: April 29, 2025, 17:42:53
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
quasar
rat
themida
golang
antivm
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 19 sections
MD5:

445FBBEB5D7AB4CF029200C856B20D05

SHA1:

50023E87A4B53E23F5B3437AA13F99D7EC887020

SHA256:

8226B5885EA94DEF0A895DA5A98FDCBD826DA231A0EADED5BFA380A84CF8D0D9

SSDEEP:

98304:Q4W0yCaZWwed7iDaOh3YuWMzqlCyXRq4sTERAi4k6vBJ0+DCaPGbQtbsY9NMMMMp:c3rLuu

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  • MALICIOUS

    • QUASAR mutex has been found

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the BIOS version

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Adds/modifies Windows certificates

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • There is functionality for VM detection antiVM strings (YARA)

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Process checks whether UAC notifications are on

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Checks supported languages

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Reads the computer name

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Themida protector has been detected

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Application based on Golang

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
    • Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)

      • Journal.exe (PID: 2320)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2022:08:31 20:25:42+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 2.36
CodeSize: 6754304
InitializedDataSize: 11529216
UninitializedDataSize: 9028608
EntryPoint: 0x19ba058
OSVersion: 6.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 5.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 5.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: Inspect Element Ltd
FileDescription: Easy Journal Viewer
FileVersion: 5.0.0
InternalName: -
LegalCopyright: © 2022 Inspect Element Ltd
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: journal-tool.exe
PrivateBuild: -
ProductName: Easy Journal Viewer
ProductVersion: -
SpecialBuild: -
No data.
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Total processes
131
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #QUASAR journal.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs journal.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2320"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Inspect Element Ltd
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Easy Journal Viewer
Version:
5.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\journal.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
5048"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exeSppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
6032"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Journal.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Inspect Element Ltd
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Easy Journal Viewer
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
5.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\journal.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
6032C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
Total events
4 371
Read events
4 360
Write events
9
Delete events
2

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates
Operation:delete valueName:2A1D6027D94AB10A1C4D915CCD33A0CB3E2D54CB
Value:
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\2A1D6027D94AB10A1C4D915CCD33A0CB3E2D54CB
Operation:writeName:Blob
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\2A1D6027D94AB10A1C4D915CCD33A0CB3E2D54CB
Operation:writeName:Blob
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_0627&PID_0001\Calibration\0
Operation:writeName:GUID
Value:
602861652125F0118001444553540000
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\JOURNAL.EXE630FC3C600D84B98
Operation:writeName:Name
Value:
JOURNAL.EXE
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\JOURNAL.EXE630FC3C600D84B98
Operation:writeName:UsesMapper
Value:
00000000
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
Operation:writeName:Name
Value:
JOURNAL.EXE
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
Operation:writeName:Id
Value:
JOURNAL.EXE630FC3C600D84B98
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
Operation:writeName:Version
Value:
00080000
(PID) Process:(2320) Journal.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
Operation:writeName:MostRecentStart
Value:
D91FB7272EB9DB01
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
14
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
72.246.169.155:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.216.77.25:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5988
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
72.246.169.155:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5988
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
72.246.169.155:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.63.118.230:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
23.216.77.25:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
72.246.169.155:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2320
Journal.exe
104.26.6.44:443
api.echo.ac
CLOUDFLARENET
US
suspicious
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.75:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
23.63.118.230:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.25
  • 23.216.77.34
  • 23.216.77.18
  • 23.216.77.30
  • 23.216.77.33
  • 23.216.77.15
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.46
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 72.246.169.155
whitelisted
api.echo.ac
  • 104.26.6.44
  • 172.67.69.115
  • 104.26.7.44
unknown
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.71
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 23.63.118.230
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info